Modern agriculture has transformed the world—and as a result, some bird species are hurting. via Around the World, Farmland Birds Are in Steep Decline — National Geographic News Full article here.
Opioids Are Now Responsible for 1 in 5 Deaths Among Young Adults
In 2016, one in 65 deaths in the United States involved opioids — and among younger adults, that number skyrocketed to one in five, according to a new study. Data has shown for years that deaths involving both prescribed and illicit opioids are rising sharply. They’ve nearly doubled since 2009, and have infiltrated all genders,… via …
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Bathtime — Transient Local
Bath, England is as cozy as its name– IF you go in the off-season. Suggestion: early May, in my opinion the loveliest time of year for England. The sun comes out in earnest and everything– every bush, every patch of grass, every tree, every crack in the pavement–blooms. Even in May, Bath crawls with tourists, […] …
Rich people are buying up dinosaurs because museums are too poor to get them
On June 4, an auction house in Paris will put a highly coveted item on the block: A nearly complete skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur, almost 9 meters (30 feet) long, believed to have lived during the late Jurassic era 154 million years ago. The world’s paleontologists would love to get their hands on the… via …
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Masai Mara, Kenya via A Lioness Yawns — Light Touch
Snowy Plovers Again Nest on Surfrider Beach
Major Malibu Surfrider Beach news again this year are the nesting Snowy Plovers. Nesting behavior was first noted on April 8, 2018. As of our May 27 field trip, there were two large and well-plumaged young, attended by one adult, presumably the father (the mother leaves a few days after the last egg hatches). Our […] …
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The inner life of plants arouses the passions of even the mildest-mannered naturalists. A debate over plant consciousness and intelligence has raged in scientific circles for well over a century—at least since Charles Darwin observed in 1880 that stressed-out flora can’t rest. There’s no doubt that plants are extremely complex. Biologists believe that plants communicate… via …
Panoramic View of Birds – Mourning Dove — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
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